South Sudan has been rocked by violence since December, when President Salva Kiir (KEER) accused former Vice President Riek (REEK) Machar (Mah-SHAR’) of staging a coup. The two are expected to meet later this week for face-to-face talks.

Secretary of State John Kerry just returned from South Sudan where he tried to foster peace talks and threatened sanctions as a way to end fighting in the world’s newest nation. Thousands of people have died in the violence and more than 1.3 million people have fled their homes.